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From the Publisher In the May-June issue most years, you’ll hear me talk about plant sales in this space. Well, this year is no different. One of my favorite events of the summer is the Herb and Flower Festival the Cooperative Extension puts on up in Oriskany, this year on June 21st. It’s a great day of learning, and shopping— there will be over 50 vendors this year, including us!

Buffalo sports several sales, the first of which is the Spent Spring Bulb Sale at the Botanical Gardens on May 9th (Rochester does something similar at Highland Park—inquire at the conservatory). If plant shopping is your thing, don’t miss the Upstate Gardeners' Journal’s annual Odyssey to Ithaca. See the inside back cover for details, and don’t delay registration, as this event always sells out. The Rochester Civic Garden Center sends a bus too (rcgc.org).

Rochester’s main event is, of course, the Lilac Festival. If the lilac bug bites you, head over to the Cooperative Extension on Highland Avenue, where the Master Gardeners will have a huge variety for sale.

May 24th is the Rochester Civic Garden Center’s Proud Market Plant sale, an institution. Go early for the best selection; stay late for some great deals.

Ithaca, though the smallest of the cities we cover, is arguably the garden-i-est. Check out the Extension’s Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale at the high school on May 17, and Cornell Plantations’ event held at its production facility on June 7. They’re offering up the top picks of the brilliant Plantations gardeners? I’m there.

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Marion Morse | Michelle Sutton | Cathy Monrad Mary Ruth Smith | Karen Klingenberger Jonathan Everitt | Steve Smock

Garden volunteers...............................................10-12 Hostas in Western New York..............................14-16 Recipe: Key West key lime pie................................ 18 Calendar...............................................................20-33

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Natural Selections

Volunteers are happiest (But which ones do we keep?)

by Michelle Sutton

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M

y friend Bill likes to say that, for both people and plants, “Volunteers are happiest.” Every year dozens of volunteer vegetable and flower seedlings emerge in my community garden plot, popping up conveniently in corners and inconveniently in the middle of paths.

Either way, I’d always assumed that as volunteers likely reverting to characteristics of one parent over the other (“reverting to type”), their flavor or beauty would be inferior, and I’d rogue them out. But I’m rethinking that now.

Last year, volunteer snapdragons were quite showy, and I had some very tasty butternut squash from a volunteer plant.

With regard to plants of all types, how do we decide the fate of our volunteers? I asked for observations from popular garden writer, consultant, and speaker Sally Jean Cunningham; from the co-creator of a multi-acre plant-lover’s paradise in Scottsville, Jim Lesch; and from Rochester Civic Garden Center trustee and owner of Perennial Designs (garden design & consulting), Milli Piccione.

Sally Jean Cunningham

As I have matured as a gardener, I am sadder but wiser about volunteers. I do remember being the young vegetable gardener who cheerfully welcomed a bit of “free” mint (Mentha sp.), imagining mint juleps and believing I had room for a few plants. Truth is: there is no such thing as a little mint.

That’s also true of most volunteer plants. The volunteer maple tree sapling is probably a Norway maple (Acer platanoides, an undesirable invasive plant) and not a coveted sugar maple. The yellow iris that appeared next to the pond is a thug called Iris pseudacorus. And I remember a near disaster when I was working around a free Angelica archangelica (I thought) and a gardening friend pulled me away— as if from an oncoming train—because it was a giant hogweed! So be careful—there is rarely a free, desirable plant.

There are exceptions to my cautionary approach, however. In my companion-style vegetable garden, where flowers and herbs are mixed among the vegetables, I have always allowed several volunteers to remain. Asters (Aster spp.), milkweed (Asclepias spp.), Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum), and seedlings from last season’s cleome (Cleome spp.), dill (Anethum graveolens), or love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) are all great for pollinators or other beneficial insects.

In the Coyne/DiNezza garden in Buffalo (a popular stop on the Snyder-CleveHill Garden View and AAA Motorcoach tours), the gardeners willingly permit Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota) to pop up intermittently, quite aware that removing them can be a chore. In this garden, their airy little heads, waving among traditional perennials, have become part of the Coyne/DiNezza garden’s signature.

Jim Lesch

Richard LeRoy and I converted several acres of former farmland in Scottsville to gardens. Behind our property there are still farm fields, hedgerows, and woods. From that reservoir, native plants come unbidden in their effort at succession back to forest. We find volunteer honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and dogwood (Cornus spp.) shrubs on a regular basis. We keep a handful of these at the edge of our

property to blend visually with the hedgerows in the distance.

In the last five years, junipers (Juniperus spp.) have also appeared; these could be either volunteers from native junipers or our own ornamentals reverting to a parent juniper species. We have relocated and kept most of these.

They are a bit rangy, but they do have an interesting bluish cast and tight columnar shape. To us they seem more vigorous and likely to survive on our alkaline soil than the named ornamentals we have introduced.

Besides the “volunteers” coming from the fields (and dandelions from our neighbors), some of our ornamentals also spawn volunteers.

For instance, many of our maples have sown profusely.

We removed a nearly mature Norway maple to end its invasive ways. A hedgerow of Amur maples (Acer ginnala) and a single paperbark maple (A. griseum) have reproduced widely and are thus weeds as far as we are concerned. On the other hand, we were delighted that one of our miniature Japanese maples (A. palmatum) seeded itself close by. We will dig and site it elsewhere or give it as a gift.

A few of our yews (Taxus spp.) seed themselves. We are often unsure whether the new plants are going to be spreading or upright yews, since we have both in our gardens. Pine (Pinus spp.) and spruce (Abies spp.) seeds also occasionally sprout. It is a joyous feeling to see Mother Nature doing so well on our reclaimed agricultural land, but often we cull these offspring to avoid ending up a forest rather than a garden.

Among perennial flowers that spread, the winners in our garden are undoubtedly the violets (Viola spp.). We remove literally four to six wheelbarrow loads from our planting beds each year. If we did not do this, many other perennials could not survive due to unrelenting competition from the violets.

The short woodland grasses and the Northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) we’ve planted have volunteered here and there and seem to cheerfully tolerate not just some shade, but dry clay. Last year we removed most of a stand of sea oats to make room for other plants, but we still have some to enjoy. We planted ajuga (Ajuga spp.) in partial shade. It kept sowing itself some feet away in the lawn.

Over the years we have removed these volunteers several times to establish ajuga elsewhere.

ABOVE: Tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis) can create a beautiful stand if allowed the space to reseed with abandon. Photo by Michelle Sutton LEFT: Queen Anne’s lace in the Coyne/ DiNezza garden is embraced as one of the garden’s signatures.

Photo by Craig Coyne

Milli Piccione

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ABOVE: Spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) is a common, welcome volunteer. Photo by Larry Decker

thought out, and totally under my control.

After the first season of obsessed planting and weeding, I started to relax ‘just a bit’ and observe and appreciate the habits of my perennials and annuals.

I also began to realize that Mother Nature’s volunteers could sometimes be my allies, not my enemies. The first volunteer of note in my small woodland area was a magnificent biennial—the 5-foot-tall velvety foliaged mullein (Verbascum spp.). I learned that it attracted seed-eating birds and became a believer the next day watching nuthatches zipping up and down the matured flower stalk feasting on the seeds. What a delight!

As I became more experienced and more observant I left select volunteer perennials and annuals in place. In one little section of my rock garden I had planted the dwarf Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum humile) adjacent to a miniature narrow gold-leaved hosta (Hosta sp.). After two or three years, both started to travel and intertwine, forming an utterly charming combination. I’ve tried to recreate this effect in other gardens, the outcome never as successful as nature’s original.

Self-seeded annuals and perennials can soften hardscaping as seeds, amazingly, germinate in the cracks and edges of walks and in dry-laid stone walls. The balance between a softening versus an unkempt look is in the vision of the gardener—your garden, your choice.

Self-seeded perennials don’t usually get out-of-hand.

Annuals, however, can take advantage of your generosity.

My favorites are forget-me-nots (Myosotis spp.), tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis), and nicotiana (Nicotiana sylvestris).

These can work if you’re willing to cull them when necessary, especially when the volunteers have to ‘play well with others’.

Forget-me-nots are a favorite harbinger of spring—the diminutive flowers form an exquisite pale haze underneath spring bulbs. About three weeks after they have finished flowering, the fresh foliage turns dry and nasty looking. Rip out every plant once the seed has ripened; as you pull the plants you’re automatically broadcasting seed for the following year.

Tall verbena and nicotiana are 3 and 5 feet tall, respectively, and are both prolific self-seeders. Choosing which seedlings to keep depends on their neighbors and the final effect you want in your garden. The verbena is narrow with delicate purple flower heads that appear to float; it attracts monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Tall verbena is easy to tuck into existing beds, taking up little horizontal space. The opposite in its demands is the nicotiana—one plant can be 5 to 6 feet tall with 2-foot-long leaves and fragrant tubular white flowers. If you have the space they are magnificent as long as you are merciless when thinning, because they can easily shade out smaller plants.

Michelle Sutton (formerly Buckstrup) is a horticulturist in the Mid-Hudson Valley: www.michellejudysutton.com.

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Hostas, Hostas, Hostas A cemetery plant that became a best-seller

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ABOVE: A bed of miniature hostas in the Shadrack garden .

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s there any such thing as too many hostas? Not according to the hosta enthusiasts I recently visited in the Buffalo and Dunkirk areas. Mike and Kathy Shadrack, Marcia Sully, and Ran Lydell are active members and officers of the Western New York Hosta Society, hereinafter referred to as the WNYHS. I wanted to find out why hostas are so popular and seem to be especially so in this part of the country. They eagerly shared their knowledge with me and showed me their amazing gardens showcasing this versatile plant.

Mike and Kathy live outside Hamburg on thirteen acres with a beautiful shale-lined creek tumbling down the hillside and under their house. Mike is British and spent thirtytwo years as a London policeman. He got interested in hostas when he planted a few around a fish pond, fish being his primary hobby at the time. That led to an association with the British Hosta Society and meeting and marrying American hosta enthusiast Kathy Guest, who brought him to upstate New York. You never know what might happen when you start collecting hostas! Now he’s known as the Hosta Man, both here and in the UK where he is the hosta expert for an English grower.

Kathy was one of the founding members of the WNYHS, but she grows other perennials as well and is active in their societies. Together they have landscaped and planted their Smug Creek Garden, named after the creek that runs through it, and now have about 600 varieties of hosta of all shapes, colors, and sizes. Kathy recently wrote The Book of Little Hostas for Timber Press in which

she shares her expertise growing miniatures, one of the hot trends in hostas today. Mike has also authored and photographed books on hostas and together they present programs for clubs and garden symposia.

Hostas have come a long way since there were only two options, green or green-and-white, and were known as “cemetery plants.” I remember them from many years ago lining driveways and sidewalks in my hometown in Illinois, where they were known as “funkia,” and a more boring plant would be hard to find. Now there are about seven thousand named varieties, thirty-five hundred of which are registered with the American Hosta Society, which keeps the official database of plant names. It’s impossible to say how many of them are available in commerce; enthusiasts like the Shadracks, who have hybridized several, are creating more all the time. Kathy has registered three and Mike one.

Hostas are now a top-selling perennial. The Shadracks say it’s because they have good foliage all season, a nice architectural form and are easy to grow. Kathy says she tells people,” Dig a hole, drop it in, and get out of the way.”

Kathy grows many miniatures, her specialty, in pots on her deck and in the garden where they can be elevated for better viewing. They also have a shady rock garden devoted to small hostas. She likes them because they are collectible and cute and make a great addition to today’s popular fairy gardens. She suggests collecting them by “dynasties,” a dynasty being a family of hostas all descended from an original variety. For instance, the wildly popular ‘Blue

Mouse Ears’ now has about twenty mousy derivatives.

Dynasties are possible because hostas have a tendency to “sport,” which happens when a mutation causes one leaf to be different from the parent plant. That offshoot with the new leaf pattern then becomes a new variety and may also sport to produce the next generation.

A few miles away in Eden, Marcia Sully and her husband David have been gardening for 43 years on a two-acre property they call “The Hidden Gardens of Eden.” She grew her first hostas in the ‘90s to hide an ugly foundation and became hooked. She calls herself a “certified hosta-holic,” with over 1000 varieties in her garden. For someone with no formal horticulture or design training, she shows an amazing grasp of design principles. Her beds are beautifully laid out to show the plants at their most attractive. She spends as much time planning as planting and makes careful measurements before laying out the beds so that each plant has room to shine. She hides little hostas under and behind big ones to promote what she calls the “Mystique of the Hidden Garden.”

Sully has been an amateur hybridizer for several years and finally, this year, is going to register her first five varieties. They are named after her two daughters and her granddaughter. Her favorite hostas are the large ‘Leading Lady’ and medium-sized ‘Allegan Fog’. She grows many other perennials as companion plants to her hostas and in sunny beds in her front yard.

Ran Lydell and his wife Katy have operated Eagle Bay Gardens in Dunkirk for 38 years. The eight-acre nursery specializes in rare and unusual plants, and he hybridizes Japanese maples and daylilies as well as hostas. Several ponds and lagoons are linked by bridges and encourage exploring to find the tropical island and the “desert.”

Ran’s introduction to hosta collecting came many years ago when he had a client with a spot where “nothing would grow.” He tried hostas there and they worked, so he started using them more in his landscaping work and in his own garden, always looking for something new and unusual. He remembers how excited he was when he saw his first yellow hosta and how amazing it was to have thirty varieties. He

has no idea how many he has now, but they cover several LEFT: Ran Lydell growing fields, and he has introduced into commerce about inspecting the new forty-five of his hybrids, a large selection of which are availwater feature at Eagle able at his nursery Bay Gardens.

Trends in new hostas include plants with red stems, ruffled edges, and fragrance. He is concentrating on RIGHT: Marcia Sully improving the beauty of the flowers in his hybrids. Up until among her huge hosta now all hosta flowers have been lavender or white, but who collection. knows what may happen? Many gardeners find the flowers unappealing and cut off the stems as soon as they appear.

It would be great to have the added bonus of beautiful and fragrant flowers.

He attributes the popularity of hostas to their ease of growing. Gardeners find that they can be successful and want more and more of them. He says, “If you can’t grow hostas, give up gardening and take up golf.”

While some new and rare varieties can fetch hundreds of dollars at plant auctions, there are plenty available at prices the average gardener can afford. This is due largely to their ease of propagation. They are known as “the Friendship Plants,” because they are so easy to share.

Ran was reluctant to name a favorite but conceded that ‘Emerald Ruff Cut’ was one.

The Eagle Bay Garden property was once home to a sawmill and there are ruins of its old foundation on the property. Ran is planning to make a tropical garden with palm trees in the shelter of the old stone walls. When someone tells him “You can’t grow that here,” he takes it as a challenge and finds a way to do it.

One challenge for serious hosta collectors is the availability of plants. A good local nursery like Ran’s is a place to start, and there are many sources on the Internet. These gardeners have acquired many of their rare hostas at the plant auctions held at local, regional, and national meetings of the WNYHS. If you want to learn more about hostas and connect with other enthusiasts, check out also the Genesee Valley Hosta Society in the Rochester area, and Upstate Hosta Society in the Syracuse and Ithaca area.

A final note: Hostas are addictive. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

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A Hosta-Growing Primer

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Hostas are shade-tolerant, but not shade loving. They will grow, but not thrive, in deep shade. Blue hostas require shade, green and variegated ones tolerate sun, and gold ones love sun. They love our climate, with plenty of rain, and good snow cover to protect them in winter. They seldom need watering; Marcia never waters the ones she plants in the ground. Potted hostas will obviously need more water. A scattering of fertilizer in the spring is all they need, unless you want giants.

Deer and slugs can be a problem. The Shadracks have deer fencing and also spray with Liquid Fence. Marcia scatters Milorganite over her beds and paths in the early spring to deter the deer. A scattering of slug bait over the ground in spring and repeated every two weeks helps kill slugs and snails. If you have pets, be sure to get a pet-safe product.

There is a hosta virus that causes the leaves to have a mottled appearance. Be careful to buy plants from reputable nurseries, as the virus may spread to the other hostas in your garden and could eventually kill them.

Mike and Kathy Shadrack live on Zimmerman Road in Hamburg. Their excellent website, smugcreekgardens.com tells all about them, their books and programs, and has many of Mike’s photographs of the garden. Their garden is open to visitors on Thursdays and Fridays in July as part of the Buffalo Open Gardens scheme, and they are part of the National Garden Walk in Buffalo the last weekend in July— worth noting for next year. Individuals and groups can visit the garden at other times by appointment.

Marcia Sully’s garden is also open on Thursdays and Fridays in July as part of Buffalo Open Gardens. She welcomes visitors at other times by appointment. Her phone number is 716-992-4994.

Ran Lydell’s garden and nursery, Eagle Bay Gardens, is located on Rt. 20, east of Dunkirk. Call ahead to be sure it’s open, as he and his wife operate it by themselves. The phone number is 716-792-7581.

Another hosta specialty garden to visit is also in the southtowns. Jerry Murray and his wife Ruth started Murray Brothers Nurseries about 50 years ago on the corner of Rte 20A and Transit Road, in Orchard Park, and live just down the road. In his own garden, Jerry enjoyed specializing at first in ferns and irises before discovering he had the perfect conditions for hostas—lots of dappled shade in a very large area surrounded by native birch trees. Today, twenty years later, Murray’s Hosta Gardens, now a small specialty nursery, attracts gardeners to look, ask questions, seek help, and select from the 300 varieties of hostas grown there.

A long-time member of the WNYHS, Murray hybridized ‘Whirl Away’, similar to ‘Whirlwind’ but with more white variation and more pronounced twist to the leaves.

Among his favorites are ‘Stained Glass’ for its color, ‘Sum and Substance’ for its large size, and ‘Halcyon’, one of the bluest of the blue hostas.

The Murray Hosta Gardens, located at 4735 Transit Rd., Orchard Park, are open every day except Tuesdays from 10:30 am –4 pm. Murray can be reached at 716-662 3860.

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Filling:

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2 large egg whites

¼ cup sugar

1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon cardamom

½ cup fresh or bottled Key lime juice

4 large egg yolks

5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lightly grease a 9” pie pan.

3. In a medium bowl, stir together graham crackers crumbs, sugar and cardamom.

Drizzle with melted butter and stir until well combined. Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.

Bake until set and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

1. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks.

2. In another large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and condensed milk. Add lime juice and whisk until combined. Gently fold in 1/3 of the egg whites and then fold in the remaining egg whites until just evenly combined.

3. Gently spread the mixture in the baked pie shell and bake until just set in the center, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

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Western New York Herb Study Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo.

REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS

Western New York Honey Producers, Inc. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County, 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora. wnyhpa.org.

African Violet and Gesneriad Society of WNY meets the third Tuesday of each month, September June, at 7:30 pm, LVAC Building, 40 Embry Place, Lancaster. avgswny@verizon.net; gesneriadsociety. org/chapters/wny.

Alden Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except July & August) at 7 pm, Alden Community Center, West Main Street, Alden. New members and guests welcome. Plant sale each May. 716/937-7924.

Amherst Garden Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month (except December, March, July & August) at 10:00 am, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Main Street, Williamsville. New members and guests welcome.

716/836-5397.

Buffalo Area Daylily Society. East Aurora Senior Center, 101 King Street, East Aurora. May 18: Daylilies as a Garden Perennial & AHS Photo Contest, 2 pm. Plants for sale after presentations. 716/ 698-3454; info@ buffaloareadaylilysociety.com.

Federated Garden Clubs NYS – District 8. Maryann Jumper, District Director. 716/435-3412; mjump50@ gmail.com; gardenclubsofwny.com.

Garden Club of the Tonawandas meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 pm, Tonawanda City Hall, Community Room.

Garden Friends of Clarence meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm, September – June, Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main Street, Clarence. gardenfriendsofclarence@hotmail.com.

Hamburg Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of every month at noon, summer garden tours, Hamburg Community Center, 107 Prospect Avenue, Hamburg. 716/648-0275; droman13@verizon.net.

Ken-Sheriton Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of the month (except January) at 7:30 pm, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Road, Kenmore.

Monthly programs, artistic design and horticulture displays. New members and guests welcome. May 13: Make a hypertufa planter. 716/836-0567.

Niagara Frontier Orchid Society (NFOS) meets the first Tuesday following the first Sunday (dates sometimes vary due to holidays, etc.), September – June, Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. niagarafrontierorchids.org.

Orchard Park Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 12 pm, Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 4369 South Buffalo Street, Orchard Park.

President: Beverly Walsh, 716/662-7279.

Silver Creek-Hanover Garden Club meets the second Saturday of the month at 2 pm, First Baptist Church, 32 Main Street, Silver Creek. Sue Duecker, 716/9347608; duke.sue@roadrunner.com.

South Town Gardeners meets the second Friday of the month (except January) at 10:30 am, Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca. New members welcome.

Western New York Carnivorous Plant Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm, Menne Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. wnycpclub@aol.com; facebook.com/wnycpclub.

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Western New York Hosta Society. East Aurora Senior Center, corner of Oakwood & King Streets. A group of hosta lovers who have come together to promote the genus hosta. May 31: Tour a privately owned garden, known for its rhododendrons. July 5: Tour a privately owned garden of natives, hostas, shrubs and specimens. 716/941-6167; h8staman@aol.com; wnyhosta.com.

Western New York Hosta Society Breakfast Meetings, a friendly get-together, first Saturday of the month at 10 am, Gardenview Restaurant, Union Road, West Seneca.

Western New York Iris Society meets the first Sunday of the month in members’ homes and gardens.

Information about growing all types of irises and complementary perennials. Shows. Sale. Guests welcome. Pat Kluczynski: 716/633-9503; patrizia@ roadrunner.com.

Western New York Rose Society meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm, St. StephensBethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. May 21: General Rose Concerns. June 11: How to Exhibit Roses & Arrangement Basics. wnyrosesociety.net.

Wilson Garden Club generally meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm, Community Room, Wilson Free Library, 265 Young Street, Wilson.

Meetings open to all, community floral planting, spring plant sale, local garden tours. 716/751-6334; wilsongardenclub@aol.com.

Youngstown Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 pm, First Presbyterian Church, 100 Church Street, Youngstown.

Frequent hosts BECBG: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218.

716/827-1584; buffalogardens.com.

CLASSSES / EVENTS • Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.

S- Indicates plant sales.

T- Indicates garden tours.

• Ongoing: After-School Escape, Thursdays, 4:30 pm. Kids enjoy a one-hour program featuring a different, fun, outdoor activity each week. Grades K-5.

Registration not required. Free. REIN May 8: Sharpest Tool in the Shed, 6:30 – 7:30 pm.

Through lecture and sharpening demonstration participants will gain an understanding of gardening tools along with tips to strengthen gardening skills. $15 members; $20 non-members. Registration required. DMH May 8: Indulge: Delectable Botanical Luxuries, 6:30 – 8 pm. Director of Education Kristy Blakely will explore some of the plants used to create luxuries such as chocolate, wine, coffee, tea and perfume. $22 members; $25 non-members. Registration required.

BECBG May 8 – 11: Spring Open House. COOP S- May 9: Spent Spring Bulb Sale, 8 am. Bag provided, you fill. Limit 3 bags per person. BECBG May 9: National Public Gardens Day, 10 am – 5 pm. $1; members & kids under 3 free. BECBG May 9 – 11: Spring Open House. COOP May 10: English Garden Workshop. Make your own hypertufa container. Registration required. COOP May 10: Saturday Morning Tree Tour, 9 – 10:30 am.

Get to know some of the tree species in the South Park Arboretum with Kristy Blakely, Director of Education. $5. BECBG May 10: Carnivorous Plants, 10 am. Dr. Ken Kurbs, WNY Carnivorous Plant Club, will introduce a selection of carnivorous plants along with care and propagation tips. Registration required. MENNE May 10: Spring Wildflower Walk, 10 am. Meet at Kanyoo Trail. BMAC May 10: Native Plants in the Suburban Garden, 1 – 2 pm. Learn about the use of native plants to support pollinators in your backyard. Free. BMAC

BMAC: Beaver Meadow Audubon Center / Buffalo Audubon Society, 1610 Welch Road, North Java, NY 14113. 585/457-3228; 800/377-1520; buffaloaudubon.org.

• May 11: Family Walk at Beaver Meadow, 2 pm. Guided walk led by a naturalist. Donations appreciated. Registration required. BMAC

COOP: Chicken Coop Originals, 13245 Clinton Street, Alden. 716/937-7837; chickencooporiginals. com.

May 13: Hanging Basket or Patio Container Combination, 6 pm. Mary Gurtler and Marge Vogel will guide participants in selecting plants to suit a porch or patio. Container provided. $35. Registration required. LOCK

DMH: Darwin Martin House, 125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14214. 716/856-3858; education@ darwinmartinhouse.org; darwinmartinhouse.org.

LOCK: Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark Street, Hamburg, NY 14075, 716/649-4684; weknowplants. com.

MENNE: Menne Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY 14228. 716/693-4444; mennenursery. com.

REIN: Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew, NY 14043. 716/683-5959; dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html.

S- May 17: Orchard Park Garden Club Plant Sale, 8 am – 2 pm. Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, accent plants, hanging baskets. Orchard Park Railroad Depot, behind OP Library.

S- May 17: Garden Faire, 9 am – 2 pm. Plants, trees, herbs, food, crafts, herbal delights, kids’ activities, garden vendors, 50/50 raffle, silent & Chinese auctions. Presented by Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club. Main Street & Central Avenue, park and gazebo area, Silver Creek.

May 17: Plant for Hope, 10 am – 4 pm. Fundraiser to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Bedford’s Greenhouse, 6820 Cedar Street, Akron. 716/5426110; bedfordsgreenhouse.com.

May 17: Creating Container Gardens – Demonstration, 10 am or 2 pm. Step by step instructions on how to create container gardens including which containers work best, choosing a soil mix and maintenance tips. See some new plant introductions and the latest containers as example container gardens are created. Registration required.

MENNE

May 31: Fungi with a Fun Gal, 10 am. Short indoor presentation on the basics of mushroom identification followed by a guided fungus foray. Free. Registration required. REIN

May 17: Spring Plant Hike, 2 pm. Discover what is growing as the forest comes alive in spring. Guided walk. Free. Registration required. REIN

S- May 31: Plant Sale. Presented by Ken-Sheriton Garden Club.

May 17: English Garden Workshop. Make your own hypertufa container. Registration required. COOP

June 5: Container Garden – Make & Take, 6:30 pm.

Begin with a brief discussion of the elements of a good container garden and combinations of plants that work well together. Select the plants you would like to use and put your garden together with assistance. Bring a 12” or 16” container or purchase on site (not included). $37.50 to fill a 12” container; $47.50 for 16” container. Registration required.

MENNE

S- May 17 – 18: The Great Plant Sale, 9 am – 4 pm. Hanging baskets, ornamental trees & shrubs, Japanese maples, rare and unusual plants, unusual ornamentals, natives, tropicals, annuals, perennials and more. BECBG May 17 – 18: Bonsai Show, 10 am – 5 pm. Presented

by Buffalo Bonsai Society. Included with admission.

BECBG May 18: All about Roses, 1:30 pm. David Clark will review planting, pruning and tending roses. $10.

Registration required. LOCK • May 18: Family Walk at Beaver Meadow – Spring Ephemerals, 2 pm. Naturalist Mark Carra will lead this walk through the woods in search of wild leeks, Hepatica and other spring beauties. Donations appreciated. BMAC May 20: Hanging Basket or Patio Container Combination, 6 pm. See description under May 13. $35. Registration required. LOCK May 24: Dazzling Flower Pouch, 9:30 am. Plant your own 21” hanging flower pouch with flowers or herbs.

Pouches rest flat against the surface from which they hang and require less watering than traditional hanging baskets. Per bag: $18 members; $22 nonmembers. Registration required. BECBG May 27: Hanging Basket or Patio Container Combination, 6 pm. See description under May 13. $35. Registration required. LOCK S- May 30 – 31: Erie County Master Gardeners Plant Sale, Friday, 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm.

Sun and shade perennials, natives, herbs, annuals, shrubs and vines from the gardens of Erie County Master Gardeners. Master Gardeners will be on hand to provide advice on selecting and growing plants.

Proceeds benefit Master Gardener projects and outreach programs. 1071 Amherst Street, Buffalo. cceeriecounty.shutterfly.com/mastergardeners.

May 31: Odyssey to Ithaca. Join UGJ staff us as we travel by motor coach to tour the Ithaca region, including Cornell Plantations, with opportunities to shop at a variety of nurseries.

Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 1140 Ridge Crest Drive, Victor, NY 14564. 585/538-4980; 716/432-8688; upstategardenersjournal.com.

May 31: Saturday Morning Tree Tour, 9 – 10:30 am.

See description under May 10. $5. BECBG S- May 31: Ken-Sheriton Garden Club Plant Sale, 9 am – 2 pm. Perennials, garden items, baked goods, raffle. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Road, Kenmore. 716/836-0567.

May 31: Intro to Sustainable Landscaping, 11 am – 1 pm. $22 members; $27 non-members. Registration required. BECBG

June 7: Saturday Morning Tree Tour, 9 – 10:30 am. See description under May 10. $5. BECBG June 7: Perennials, Shrubs & Vines – Garden Symposium & Luncheon, 9:15 am – 2:30 pm. Three talks: Powerful Perennials & Superior Shrubs for WNY Yards; Vines: Backdrops, Focal Points and Good Mixers; All about Hydrangeas. $38 whole & luncheon; $10 single class. Registration required. LOCK June 7: Gardening for Wildlife: Creating a National Wildlife Foundation Certified Wildlife Habitat, 11 am – 1 pm. $22 members; $27 non-members.

Registration required. BECBG June 7: Container Garden – Make & Take, 2 pm. See description under June 5. Registration required.

MENNE June 7 – July 6: Garden Railway Exhibit, 10 am – 5 pm. Presented by Western New York Garden Railway Society. Included with admission. BECBG June 8: Hypertufa Workshop, 1:30 pm. Becky Watts will lead participants through making a hypertufa planter. $30. Registration required. LOCK June 14: Sand Castings Art, 10:30 am. Make a lightweight concrete leaf-shaped wall hanging or dish from a 6- to 9-inch leaf, provided or bring your own. $20. Registration required. LOCK June 14: Rose Show. Presented by Western New York Rose Society. Walden Galleria Mall, Buffalo. wnyrosesociety.net.

June 21 – August 2: National Garden Festival. Nearly 1,000 gardens on 15 weekend walks & tours, weekly garden-themed bus and bike tours, educational events, garden art sale, open gardens and more. Face Book; nationalgardenfestival.com.

June 22: Zoar Valley Walk, 10 am – 2 pm. Guided walk through the gorge in search of old growth trees and other aspects of this natural wonder. Walk may be strenuous at times. Bring a lunch. $3 members; $5 non-members. Registration required. BMAC June 22: Hosta Show, 10 am – 4 pm. Presented by Western New York Hosta Society. Hundreds of single hosta leaves will be displayed in vases, grouped by size and color, for judging. Potted hostas will also be on display. Experts and enthusiasts will be available to answer questions. Included with admission. BECBG June 28: Honey Bees, 9 am – 12 pm. Two talks by Deborah Delaney: Genetics of Unmanaged and Managed Bees & Honey Bee Nutrition. Presented by Western New York Honey Producers Association. $10.

Christ the King Seminary Auditorium, 711 Knox Road, East Aurora. wnyhpa.org.

June 29: Herbal Tussie Mussie, doors open 8:30 am.

Martin House Horticulturalist Nellie Gardener will explore the history of the tussie mussie and the meaning of different plants and herbs. Participants can choose to make and take their own bouquet.

Refreshments. $10 members; $15 non-members.

Registration required. DMH July 12: Saturday Morning Tree Tour, 9 – 10:30 am.

See description under May 10. $5. BECBG July 12: Allenberg Bog Walk, 9 am – 2 pm. Enjoy a casual hike in search of summertime flora and other interesting facets of this unique environment. Meet: Walmart parking lot, Tim Horton’s end, Springville. $3 members; $5 non-members. Registration required.

BMAC T- July 12 – 13: Hamburg Garden Walk, 10 am – 4 pm. Self-guided. Garden vendors in the park. Maps: Memorial Park Band Stand, corner Lake & Union Streets. Rain or shine. Free. hamburggardenwalk.com.

T- July 12 – 13: Lockport in Bloom, 10 am – 4 pm.

Featuring over 40 historic homes and gardens throughout the City of Lockport. Self-guided. Free.

Vendors & maps: Kenan Center, 433 Locust Street, Lockport.

T- July 13: Evening Garden Walk, 6:30 – 9 pm. In conjunction with Lockport in Bloom (see above).

Participants specially designated in Lockport in Bloom map/brochure.

June 14 – July 27: Celebration of Coleus & Color, 10 am – 5 pm. Included with admission. BECBG June 18: Starry Night in the Garden, 6 – 9 pm. Popular musical groups, local restaurants, wineries and breweries. Proceeds benefit the Gardens. $45; $100 VIP. mystar1025.com; tickets.com. BECBG June 21: Saturday Morning Tree Tour, 9 – 10:30 am.

See description under May 10. $5. BECBG June 21: Iris and Perennial Show. A Festival of Iris.

Presented by Western New York Iris Society. Location TBA. aisregion2.org/region2_013.htm.

• June 21 – 22: Fairy Garden Festival. Ongoing activities for children and adults including Pressed Flower Creations, Learn about Fairy Gardens, Make & Take Fairy Garden Workshop, Scavenger Hunt and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fees apply. Registration required. MENNE

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T- July 18 – 19: Ken-Ton Garden Tour – Night Lights, 8:30 – 11 pm. See the gardens at night. Self-guided.

Map & garden descriptions available end of June.

Free. kentongardentour.com.

T- July 19 – 20: Ken-Ton Garden Tour, 10 am – 4 pm.

Self-guided. Map & garden descriptions available end of June. Free. kentongardentour.com.

July 25: Flower Fields – Nellie’s Picks, 6 – 8 pm.

Explore the Martin House gardens and learn which cut flowers may have been used in bouquets. Get design tips from horticulturalist Nellie Gardener and put together your own arrangement to take home. $35 members; $40 non-members. Registration required.

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T- July 26 – 27: Garden Walk Buffalo, 10 am – 4 pm. gardenwalkbuffalo.com.

T- August 2: Black Rock & Riverside Tour of Gardens, 10 am – 4 pm. Self-guided. Rain or shine. brrtourofgardens.com.

T- August 2: Starry Night Garden Tour, 8 – 10 pm.

Self-guided. Rain or shine. In conjunction with Black Rock & Riverside Tour of Gardens (above). brrtourofgardens.com.

Windsor NY Garden Group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10 am, members’ homes or Windsor Community House, 107 Main Street, Windsor.windsorgardengroup.suerambo.com.

Frequent hosts

May 7: Dividing Daylilies & Other Perennials, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Hands-on workshop covering how to divide perennials such as daylilies, Siberian iris, Hosta, bearded iris or phlox. Registration required. CCE/ TOM

BAK: Bakers’ Acres, 1104 Auburn Road (Route 34), Groton, NY. 607/533-4653; bakersacres.net.

CCE/TOM: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850. 607/272-2292; tompkins@cornell.edu; ccetompkins.org.

August 23: Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale, 9 am – 3 pm.

Variety of hostas, daylilies and irises offered for sale by local specialist plant societies. Free. BECBG September 20: Fall Hosta Forum. Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues. Four speakers on the theme of blue hostas and blue plants. Auction, vendors & lunch. Edinboro, PA. wnyhosta.com.

ITHACA REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS Adirondack Chapter, North American Rock Garden Society (ACNARGS). Meets in the Whetzel Room, Room 404, Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca. Free and open to all. acnargs.blogspot.com; facebook.com/acnargs.

May 9 – 11: Mother’s Day Weekend. Tour the gardens and roam the greenhouses. Mother’s Day gift specials.

BAK

CP: Cornell Plantations, 1 Plantations Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Inquire ahead for meeting locations.

607/255-2400; cornellplantations.org.

May 10: Go Take a Hike!, 11 am – 12:30 pm. Roma Rae of Rae’s Roost will lead this walk around the grounds.

315/729-0944. BAK

CLASSES / EVENTS • Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.

S- Indicates plant sales.

T- Indicates garden tours.

May – October: Herbal Apprenticeship Program, 6 weekends, one weekend per month. Learn to prepare oil and water infusions, decoctions, tinctures, creams, salves, flower essences, and more. Study plants and their healing properties, herbal preparations, wild edibles, wild-crafting, and selected anatomy and physiology of body systems. Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials / Heartstone Herbal School, 301 Brink Road, Van Etten. 607/589-4619; info@heart-stone. com; heart-stone.com.

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May 6: Gorgeous Perennials for Your Garden, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Find out which perennials are easy to grow despite being uncommon. Pest, disease and deer resistance will all be considered. $5-$10, sliding scale.

Registration required. CCE/TOM

May 10: Spring Open House at MacDaniels Nut Grove, 1 – 5 pm. Visit 90-year-old grove featuring hickory and walnut varieties. Full demonstration of forest farming practices including mushroom cultivation, medicinal plants, ornamental nursery, fruit production (paw paw and elderberry), water management techniques including swales and hugelkulture piles. Tours: 1, 2:30 & 4 pm. Located adjacent to Cornell campus, just south of Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine and Cornell Orchards at the east end of campus. Cornell University. sfg53@ cornell.edu; blogs.cornell.edu/mushrooms/nutgrove.

May 11: Wildflower Walk at Sapsucker Woods, 1 pm.

Docent led. Meet: Lab of Ornithology visitor center.

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S- May 17: Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 9 am – 2 pm. Variety of vendors offering specialty plants and gardening advice. Organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, annuals, herbs, hanging baskets, small flowering shrubs, hardy roses, fruit crops, evergreens, specialty perennials. Educational exhibits and information. Ithaca High School, 1401 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca. CCE/TOM

June 14 – September 28: Botanical Garden Highlights Tour, Saturdays, 10 am; Sundays, 2 pm. Enjoy a guided tour through the Botanical Gardens and discover the beauty and diversity of the numerous theme gardens. Tour content will vary from week to week, depending on the plants, season, interests of the group and whim of the docent. Free members, volunteers and Cornell students; $5 non-members. CP

May 18: Wildflower Walk at Sapsucker Woods, 1 pm.

See description under May 11. Free. CP

June 18: Beautiful Shrubs and Vines, 6:30 – 8:30 pm.

Class will cover lesser-known shrubs and vines that are easy to grow. Pest, disease and deer resistance will all be considered. $5-$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/TOM

May 25: Wildflower Walk at Sapsucker Woods, 1 pm.

See description under May 11. Free. CP June 3: Insect Pests of Vegetable Gardens: Identification and Organic Control, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Learn to identify common insect pests of the garden and how to control them using cultural and organic techniques. $5-$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/TOM S- June 7: Plant Sale, 9 am – 4 pm. Take home some of Plantations gardeners’ top picks for your home landscape. Offerings will include small shrubs, a variety of perennials and some new additions to the horticulture trade. Cornell Plantations Plant Production Facility, 397 Forest Home Drive. CP June 8: Super Tufa Planter Class, 10 am – 12 pm. Make your own unique container, three shapes to choose from. Materials included. Registration required. BAK T- June 8: Southern Cayuga Garden Club Tour, 1 – 5 pm. Wine Country Gardens. Tour 4 gardens in King Ferry. $10, available at King Ferry Winery, day of, beginning at 1 pm. Includes wine tasting. socayugagardenclub.org.

June 20 – 25: Plastic Garden Container/Pot Swap, 9 – 6 pm daily. Bring plastic pots, trays and cell packs to Cooperative Extension and take what you need with you. Broken pots should be taken to Tompkins County Recycling Center. Also, Canning Jar Swap: Bring clean unbroken jars; leave them in the designated place in the Greenhouse. CCE/TOM July 15: Seed Saving Techniques – Hand Pollination and Isolation, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Gain hands-on experience in learning to select the best plants for seed production, rogueing out off-types, handpollinate summer squash to maintain varietal purity and isolating squash to prevent cross-pollination. $5$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/TOM

ROCHESTER REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS 7th District Federated Garden Clubs New York State, Inc. meets the first Wednesday of the month.

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African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Rochester meets the first Wednesday of each month, September – May, at 7 pm, St. John’s Home, 150 Highland Avenue, Rochester. All are welcome. Bob or Linda Springer: 585/413-0606; blossoms002@yahoo. com.

Big Springs Garden Club of Caledonia-Mumford meets the second Monday evening of the following months in the Caledonia-Mumford area: September – November, January – May. New members and guests welcome. 585/314-6292; mdolan3@rochester.rr.com.

Bonsai Society of Upstate New York meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Brighton Town Park Lodge, Buckland Park, 1341 Westfall Road, Rochester. 585/334-2595; bonsaisocietyofupstateny. org.

Fairport Garden Club meets the third Thursday evening of each month (except August and January).

Accepting new members. fairportgc@gmail.com; fairportgardenclub.org.

Garden Club of Brockport meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 pm, Clarkson Schoolhouse, Ridge Road, east of Route 19.

Speakers, hands-on sessions. Kathy Dixon: 585/4310509; kadixon@excite.com.

Garden Path of Penfield meets the third Wednesday of the month from September through May at 7 pm, Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield. Members enjoy all aspects of gardening; new members welcome. gardenpathofpenfield@ gmail.com.

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Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) meets every month from September through May at the Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue, Rochester, on the first Monday following the first Sunday of each month (dates sometimes vary due to holidays, etc.). The GROS is an Affiliate of The American Orchid Society (AOS) and of The Orchid Digest Corporation. geneseeorchid.org.

Rochester Dahlia Society meets the second Saturday of most months at 1 pm, Trinity Reformed Church, 909 Landing Road North, Rochester, except in the summer, when it tours members’ gardens. Visitors welcome. 585/249-0624; 585/865-2291; gwebster@ rochester.rr.com; rochesterdahlias.org.

Rochester Herb Society meets the first Tuesday of each month (excluding January & February) at 12 pm, Rochester Civic Garden Center, 5 Castle Park, Rochester. June-August garden tours. New members welcome.

May 9 – 18: Lilac Festival. Highland Park, Rochester. rochesterevents.com.

S- May 9 – 18: Master Gardener Plant Sale, 10 am – 8 pm. Homegrown annuals, perennials, vegetables, houseplants. Lilacs and clematis from local suppliers.

Master Gardeners will be on hand to help with selections and answer questions. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester. 585/461-1000 x225; blogs.cornell.edu/ Monroe.

May 9 – 18: Visit Ellwanger Garden, weekdays, 4 – 7 pm; Saturdays & Sundays, 10 am – 4 pm. Open during Lilac Festival. Historic landscape originally planted in 1867 by nurseryman George Ellwanger. Few blocks from Lilac festivities. Donation. Ellwanger Garden, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. 585/546-7029; landmarksociety.org.

Genesee Valley Hosta Society meets the second Thursday of the month, April – October, at Monroe County’s Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester. May 8: Plant Sale, see calendar (below). 585/538-2280; sebuckner@frontiernet.net.

Rochester Permaculture Center, meets monthly to discuss topics such as edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, rainwater harvesting, composting, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, green living, etc. Meeting location and details: meetup.com/rochesterpermaculture.

Genesee Valley Pond & Koi Club meets the first Friday of the month at 6:30 pm, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, except in summer when it tours local ponds. bobwheeler58@ gmail.com.

Valentown Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month; time alternates between noon and 7 pm.

Victor. Kathleen Houser, president: 585/301-6107.

May 10: Alasa Farms Walk, 8 – 10:30 am. Bob Cooper will lead the group and discuss the flora and fauna that is local to the region. Free. Registration required. landprotection@geneseelandtrust.org. GLT

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S- May 10: Wayne County Master Gardener Plant Sale, 8 – 11:30 am. Plants provided by local nurseries and from Master Gardeners’ private collections.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County, 1581 Route 88 North, Newark. 315/331-8415; ccewayne.org.

Gesneriad Society meets the first Wednesday of each month, September – May, at 6:30 pm, St. John’s Home, 150 Highland Avenue, Rochester. All are welcome. Bob or Linda Springer: 585/413-0606; blossoms002@yahoo.com.

Greater Rochester Iris Society meets Sundays at 2 pm, dates vary, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester.

Public welcome. 585/599-3502; bettyschnell@icloud. com.

Greater Rochester Perennial Society (GRPS) meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 pm, Monroe County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, except in summer when it tours members’ gardens. 585/467-1678; smag@rochester. rr.com; rochesterperennial.com.

Greater Rochester Rose Society meets the first Tuesday of the month, April through November, at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester. July & August meetings in members’ gardens, December meeting at a member’s home. 585/377-0892; 585/621-1115; info@rocrose. org; rocrose.org.

Henrietta Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of the month (except June-August & December) at 6:45 pm, Riparian Lecture Hall at Rivers Run, 50 Fairwood Drive, Rochester. Open to all.

585/889-1547; henriettagardenclub@gmail.com; henriettagardenclub.org.

Holley Garden Club meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm, Holley Presbyterian Church. 585/6386973.

Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53 meets the third Thursday of each month (except December and February) at 10 am, First Baptist Church, Hubbell Hall, 175 Allens Creek Road, Rochester. 585/8720678; 585/586-0794.

Kendall Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm, Kendall Town Hall. 585/659-8289; justadesignabove@hotmail.com.

Newark Garden Club meets the first Friday of the month at 1 pm, Park Presbyterian Church, Newark.

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Pittsford Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of the month, 11 am or 7 pm, at the Pittsford Community Library, Fisher Meeting Room, 24 State Street or at the Spiegel Community Center, 35 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsford, except in July & August when it visits members’ gardens. May 17: Plant Sale. BKRU888@ aol.com.

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GLT: Genesee Land Trust, 46 Prince Street, Suite LL005, Rochester, NY 14607. 585/256-2130; info@geneseelandtrust.org; geneseelandtrust.org.

RBC: Rochester Butterfly Club. Field trips last about 2 hours, some continue into the afternoon, especially those that are further away. Long pants and appropriate footgear strongly recommended.

Free and open to the public. rochesterbutterflyclub.org.

RCGC: Rochester Civic Garden Center, 5 Castle Park, Rochester, NY 14620. 585/473-5130; rcgc. org.

RPC: Rochester Permaculture Center, PO Box 18212, Rochester, NY 14618. 585/5066505; patty@barefootpermaculture.com; rochesterpermaculturecenter.org.

SG: Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424. 585/394-4922; sonnenberg.org.

WAY: Wayside Garden Center, 124 PittsfordPalmyra Road (Route 31), Macedon, NY 14502.

585/223-1222 x100; trish@waysidegardencenter. com; Facebook; waysidegardencenter.com.

CLASSES / EVENTS • Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.

S- Indicates plant sales.

T- Indicates garden tours.

May 6: Springtime Gardening Program, 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Three talks covering a variety of topics: How to Take Flower Photos Using an Everyday Camera; Growing Roses in the Southern Tier; Creating a Berry Patch. $15. Registration required. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 4229 Fassett Lane, Wellsville.

Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties; 585/268-7644 x12; cc746@cornell.edu.

S- May 8: Plant Sale, 6 pm. Purchase hostas and more.

Presented by Genesee Valley Hosta Society. Church Radiant (formerly the Carriage House), 525 Paul Road, Rochester.

May 9: National Public Gardens Day, 9:30 am – 4 pm.

Buy one admission, get one free admission (of equal or lesser value). Coupon required, see web site. SG

S- May 10: Webster Arboretum Plant Sale, 8 am – 12 pm. Perennials from standard to uncommon, annuals, dwarf conifers, geraniums, dahlias, various garden club offerings and more. 1700 Schlegel Road, Webster. websterarboretum.org.

S- May 10: Rochester Dahlia Society Plant Sale, 8 am – 12 pm. Dahlia plants and tubers. Webster Arboretum Plant Sale (above), Kent Park, 1700 Schlegel Road, Webster.

S- May 10: Ontario County Master Gardener Plant Sale, 9 – 11:30 am. Featuring plants from the gardens of Ontario County Master Gardeners. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua.

May 10: Container Plant Day, 9:30 – 11 am. Bring your own container and have it planted with Sonnenberg plants. Price dependent upon container size. SG May 10: Spring Wildflowers, 10 am. Walk led by Carl Herrgesell & Frank Crombe. Free. Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 158l Jackson Road, Penfield.

585/773-8911; facebook.com/thousandacreswamp.

S- May 10: Garden Path of Penfield Garden Club Plant Sale, 10 am – 1 pm. Perennials from members’ gardens, Mother’s Day gifts and gardening related garage sale items. Community Room, Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield. gardenpathofpenfield@gmail.com; 585/377-4437.

May 10: Twig Arch Workshop, 10 am – 1 pm. Floral designer Alana Miller will share techniques for constructing rustic twig garden structures. The group will participate in putting together one large twig arch to be displayed at the Rochester Civic Garden Center.

Rain or shine. $15 members; $20 non-members.

Registration required. RCGC May 10: Gardening to Attract and Enjoy Wildlife, 1 – 2:30 pm. Lois Smith, Kevin Becker, and Laurie Burtner will share photos and stories about their different gardening challenges. Free. Chili Public Library. GLT • May 10: Mother’s Day Container Planting, 2 – 4 pm.

Design and plant your own decorative container, with or without assistance. Bring a container or purchase on site. Choose from a selection of annuals, herbs, vegetables, spring bulbs, houseplants and perennials.

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• May 11: Mother’s Day Special Admission. Mom’s admission $1. SG May 11: Tour Rochester Permaculture Center, 10 am – 12 pm. Tour the three-year-old sub/urban forest creek edge edible food forest garden, taste the fruits and veggies of the season, learn about the ethics and principles of permaculture. $25; family & group rates available. Registration required via email: patty@ barefootpermaculture.com. RPC S- May 11 & 25: Rochester Dahlia Society Plant Sale.

Dahlia plants and tubers. Flower City Days at the Market (below), Rochester Public Market, 280 North Union Street, Rochester.

May 17 – 18: Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition & Sale. Presented by the Bonsai Society of Upstate New York. $5. Monroe Community Hospital, corner Westfall & East Henrietta Roads, Rochester. 585/334-2595; bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org.

May 31: Introduction to Permaculture (Ecological) Design and Farm Site Assessment, 9 am – 2 pm.

Hands-on introduction to permaculture design and site assessment. $40-60. Registration required by May 17. Hicks Road, Naples. RPC

May 17 – 18: Ikebana Display, 10 am – 5 pm. Presented

by Ikebana International Chapter 53. In conjunction with Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition & Sale (see above). $5. Monroe Community Hospital, corner Westfall & East Henrietta Roads, Rochester.

May 31 – June 1: Linwood Tree Peony Festival of Flowers. Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Linwood. 585/584-3913; linwoodgardens.org.

May 17 – 18: Linwood Tree Peony Festival of Flowers.

Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Linwood.

585/584-3913; linwoodgardens.org.

S- May 11 – June 8: Flower City Days at the Market, Sundays, May 11 – June 8; Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 – 26, 8 am – 2 pm. Over 250 local nurseries and growers selling plants and garden accessories.

Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union Street, Rochester.

May 20: Create a Container Garden, 6 pm. Bring your own container, no bigger than 14” across. Potting soil & annuals provided. $25. Registration required

by May 14. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Genesee County, 585/343-3040 x101; counties.cce.cornell.edu/ genesee.

May 14: Designing Floral Arrangements for Your Church or Organization, 7 – 9 pm. Floral Designer Alana Miller will demonstrate how to create longlasting arrangements in designs and sizes to suit the space as well as care and display, supplies, sources and how to refresh and revamp both fresh and silk for maximum life. $20 members; $28 non-members.

Registration required. RCGC

May 20 & 22: Intermediate Professional Floral Design Certificate – Bouquets, 6:30 – 9 pm. Taught by professional floral designer Alana Miller. Styles covered will include vegetative, landscape, botanical, Biedermeier, and bouquets. Students take home all arrangements created. $150 members; $225 nonmembers. Registration required. RCGC

May 15: Spring Blooms Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen’s Nursery, 6 – 7:30 pm.

Michael will lead a tour of his display gardens, highlighting the spring-blooms, where he grows over 800 varieties of plants. Arrive early to shop or preview the gardens. $10 members; $15 non-members.

Registration required. RCGC • May 17: Exhibit Opening – Vanishing Acts.

Vanishing Acts: Trees Under Threat, produced by the Morton Arboretum in association with the Global Trees Campaign, takes a look at threatened and endangered trees around the world and the importance of saving them. Features guides and activity pages for tree and conservation fans of all ages. SG S- May 17: Native Plant Sale, 8:30 am – 2 pm.

Presented by Genesee Land Trust. Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester. 585/2562130; info@geneseelandtrust.org; geneseelandtrust. org.

S- May 17: Pittsford Garden Club Plant Sale, 9 am – 12 pm. Perennials, annuals, herbs, garden-related garage sale items. Proceeds benefit Pittsford Food Cupboard.

Pittsford Community Library parking lot, 24 State Street, Pittsford.

S- May 17: Henrietta Garden Club Plant Sale, 9 am – 4 pm. Wide variety of member-grown plants. GroMoore Farms, 2811 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta.

585/889-1547; henriettagardenclub.org.

May 17: Container Plant Day, 9:30 – 11 am. See description under May 10. SG S- May 17: Spring Garden Gala, 10 am – 1 pm. Plant sale featuring indoor and outdoor plants, geraniums, chance auction, soil pH testing, terrarium demonstration. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Genesee County, 420 East Main Street, Batavia. 585/343-3040; counties.cce.cornell.edu/genesee.

May 17 – 18: Bonsai Open House & Sale, 10 am – 5 pm. Displays, supplies and unusual plants for sale. International Bonsai Arboretum, 1070 Martin Road, West Henrietta. 585/334-2595; wnv@ internationalbonsai.com; internationalbonsai.com.

May 21: Roz Bliss’s Magical Garden, 6:30 – 8 pm. Stroll stone and gravel paths enjoying candelabra primroses, flowering bulbs, ferns, a California-style garden with gravel terraces containing herbs and perennials, rock garden troughs, flowering and evergreen trees. Refreshments. $12. Registration required. RCGC May 22: Butterflies and the Plants They Need, 9:30 am. Sampson State Park. Bring lunch and folding chair. Meet: Park and Ride parking lot, Bushnell’s Basin Exit of Route I-490. 585/425-2380. RBC S- May 24: Proud Market Plant Sale, 8 am. Vendors include garden clubs and small independent plant specialists. Shop annuals, perennials, dahlias, vegetables, choice shrubs, trees and other garden related items. RCGC S- May 24: Rochester Dahlia Society Plant Sale, 8 am.

Dahlia plants and tubers. Proud Market Plant Sale (above), Rochester Civic Garden Center, 5 Castle Park, Rochester.

May 24 – 25: Linwood Tree Peony Festival of Flowers.

Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Linwood.

585/584-3913; linwoodgardens.org.

May 27: Linwood Gardens Tour, 10 am – 12 pm. Take a private tour of this historic estate while the tree peonies are in bloom. See the Italian walled garden, Arts and Crafts style summerhouse, labyrinth, views over the Genesee Valley and more. Participants are welcome to bring a lunch to enjoy after the tour. $20.

Registration required. RCGC May 29: Grapevine Tree Workshop, 7 – 9 pm. Create a 36”-tall stylized tree using a wire form and natural grapevines. Instructor Charles Lytle will demonstrate different embellishments and discuss various seasonal uses. Materials included. $28 members; $35 nonmembers. Registration required. RCGC May 31: Odyssey to Ithaca, 7:45 am – 6:30 pm.

Travel by luxury coach with ample room to transport purchases. Stops include Cornell Plantations, Cayuga Landscaping, Baker’s Acres, The Plantsmen Nursery and Bedlam’s display gardens. Bus departs from and returns to Marketplace Mall, Henrietta. Lunch included. $60. Registration required. RCGC

May 31 – June 1: Peony Weekend. Ellwanger Garden, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. Landmark Society of Western NY, 585/546-7029; landmarksociety.org.

June 1: Mushroom Cultivation. Taught by Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms. Registration required. RPC June 1: Iris Show, 1 – 4 pm. Presented by Greater Rochester Iris Society. Marketplace Mall, 1 Miracle Mile Drive, Henrietta. thehutchings@mac.com; 585/266-0302.

• June 5: Create Your Own Miniature Edible Landscape Garden, 7 – 8:30 pm. Plant a miniature herbal landscape in this workshop with Trish Gannon.

Create rosemary, basil or lavender ‘trees’, thyme ‘groundcovers,’ chive ‘grasses,’ oregano, curry plant or sage ‘bushes,’ and strawberry ‘melons.’ Embellish your garden environment with mini stepping stones, lights, river pebbles and moss ‘lawns’. Bring your own container and ornaments or purchase on site.

Includes potting mix, gravel and seeds; plants not included. Kids accompanied by an adult are welcome.

Class will take place at Wayside Garden Center. $15.

Registration required. RCGC T- June 7 – 8: Landmark Society House & Garden Tour.

Landmark Society of Western NY, 585/546-7029; landmarksociety.org.

June 8: Smell the Roses. Visit the Rose Department to learn about different types of roses and their uses in landscape design, hedges and containers. A guest master rosarian will be available to answer roserelated questions. WAY June 8 – 14: Rose Week. Enjoy peak bloom period of the Rose Garden when over 2,500 roses will be in bloom. SG June 9: Roses & Rosés, 6 – 9 pm. Elegant wine and food pairing event showcasing over thirty wineries and restaurants of the Finger Lakes Region. Stroll through the historic Mansion, Belvedere and Rose Garden where over 2,500 roses are in bloom during the garden’s peak. Live music, silent auction. $25 members; $30 non-members. Advance reservations required. SG June 12: Purposeful Perennials – Using Perennials in Containers, 6 – 8 pm. Designer and author Christine Froehlich will demonstrate how to create container plantings that look great all summer and into fall.

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Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8:30-8 Weekends: 8:30-6 124 Pittsford-Palmyra Road, Macedon, NY 14502 (585) 223-1222 www.waysidegardencenter.com Photo courtesy of Trish Gannon

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Country Corners Nursery 6611 Rtes. 5 & 20 Bloomfield (585) 657-7165

Coldwater Pond Nursery Dwarf Conifers • Flowering Shrubs Unique Trees Wholesale and Retail

Coming Soon: Watch For Our New Website With Online Ordering! www.coldwaterpond.com 315-331-8068 • info@coldwaterpond.com 600 S. Marbletown Rd, Phelps, NY 14532

Pudgie’s Lawn & Garden Center

Open for the Season!

Visit Sonnenberg this season and tour the Victorian mansion, nine formal gardens, and the antique greenhouse complex. Memberships include free regular admission to the gardens. Start your membership today for a season of See the website or call for our 2014 garden strolls and floral beauty—a great calendar of special events & programs gift idea for the gardener in your life!

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park 151 Charlotte Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-4922 • www.sonnenberg.org

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Farm Market

Annuals • Perennials • Herbs Vegetable Plants • Mulch • Stones

11170 Maple Ridge Rd., Medina NY 14103

585-798-4247 • RobertsFarmMarket.com Open Mon - Sat 9 - 6, Sun 10 - 4

Seneca

Greenhouse

Keep the Local, Family-Owned Businesses Alive & Growing!

Bring on Spring with our beautiful selection of annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and garden decor.

3646 West Main St., Batavia, NY 14020 Store: 585/343-8352 Office: 585/948-8100 www.pudgieslawnandgarden.com

2250 Transit Rd., near Seneca St. West Seneca, NY 14224 716/677-0681

Shop at Pudgie’s

Calendar ROCHESTER cont. plant has the best garden potential. Lunch at Nolan’s on Canandaigua Lake and tour the display gardens designed and installed by Michael. Car-pool. $12 members; $18 non-members. Registration required.

RCGC S- June 14: Garden Market, 9 am – 5 pm. In conjunction with GPAS Notable Garden Tour (see below). Plants, garden treasures, arts and crafts, refreshments. Rain or shine. Greece Historical Society, 595 Long Pond Road.

June 14: Wild Edibles, 10 am. Learn which natural foods grow in the swamp on this walk led by Frank Crombe & Carl Herrgesell. Free. Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 158l Jackson Road, Penfield.

585/773-8911; facebook.com/thousandacreswamp.

June 14: Tour Rochester Permaculture Center, 10 am – 12 pm. See description under May 11. $25; family & group rates available. Registration required via email: patty@barefootpermaculture.com. RPC T- June 14: GPAS Notable Garden Tour, 10 am – 4 pm. Garden Vistas. Tour 7 gardens at your leisure.

Musicians, artists and refreshments in each garden.

Rain or shine. $15 advance; $20 day of. Tickets: Green Acre Farm and Nursery, VanPutte Gardens, Frear’s Garden Center, Rockcastle Florist.

T- June 18: Garden Tour – Gardens of Wayne County, 4 – 8 pm. Welcome to Summer. Featuring five gardens in the Walworth/Ontario area. Presented by Wayne County Master Gardeners. $10, by June 10.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County, 1581 Route 88 North, Newark. 315/331-8415; ccewayne.org.

June 18: An Evening Stroll in Scottsville, 6:30 – 8 pm.

Enjoy an informal get-together with refreshments at Richard LeRoy and Jim Lesch’s property that includes a meditation garden, perennial and shrub borders and a park, all making use of rock walls, berms, and outbuildings. $12. Registration required. RCGC June 19: Summer Container Workshop, 6:30 – 8 pm.

Deb VerHulst-Norris will guide participants in planting a container garden to take home. Deb will discuss the principles of a balanced and interesting design and cover care and maintenance. Bring a 16”-inch or smaller container to class. Soil and plants for sun or shade provided. $30 members; $35 non-members.

Registration required. RCGC T- June 21: Backyard Habitat Tour, 9 am – 4 pm. Visit properties in Chili, Brighton and Rochester, including the South Wedge. Self-guided. $12 members; $15 non-members. GLT T- June 21: Mendon Garden Walk, 10 am – 3 pm. Tour 7 gardens. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Mendon Public Library. $20 advance; $25 day of. Tickets: Mendon Public Library, 22 N. Main Street, Honeoye Falls or online, mendonlibrary.org.

June 22: Summer Solstice Fairy Gardens Workshop, 2 – 4 pm. WAY June 24: Butterflies and the Plants They Need, 10 am. Webster Well Field. Meet: parking lot, St. Martin Lutheran Church, 813 Bay Road, Webster. 585/3854725. RBC June 24: Living Wreath Workshop, 6 – 8 pm. Create a wreath of living plants. Choose from an assortment of succulents, flowering and foliage plants to fill the wreath, which can be used outdoors through the summer and then brought inside. Materials included.

Class takes place at Gallea’s Tropical Greenhouse and Florist. $65. Registration required. RCGC 3 2 | M a y - june 2 0 1 4

June 24 & 26: Advanced Professional Floral Design Certificate – Sympathy Arrangements, 6:30 – 9 pm. Instructor Alana Miller will focus on free-standing easel sprays, large one-sided arrangements for visitation, and altar, religious and theme wreaths.

Students take home all arrangements created during class. Prerequisite: Intermediate Professional Floral Design or floral shop experience. $150 members; $225 non-members. Registration required. RCGC June 25: Summer Blooms Stroll at Michael Hannen’s Nursery, 6 – 7:30 pm. Join Michael for a tour of the plants in bloom in the display gardens at his homebased nursery. He specializes in rare and unusual plants, many, such as Pinellia (‘green dragons’) and Chinese cobra lilies, will be at their peak. Arrive early to shop or preview the gardens. $10 members; $15 non-members. Registration required. RCGC June 26: Creating Pots with Pizzazz – Using Dwarf Shrubs in Containers, 6 – 8 pm. Christine Froehlich will demonstrate and discuss planting for optimum performance, which varieties to choose and combine for color combinations that will last all summer and well into the fall. Class will take place at Broccolo Garden Center. $22 members; $32 non-members.

Registration required. RCGC July 2: An Artfully Transformed Small Garden in Pittsford, 6 – 7:30 pm. Kurt Munnich will lead this tour of his small property in Pittsford where he has carefully chosen every detail to create an almost larger-than-life ambience, mostly with scavenged or repurposed plant materials and hardscaping. $18 members; $22 non-members. Registration required.

RCGC • July 4: Moonlight Stroll, 8 – 10 pm. See the gardens aglow with lights. Enjoy live music. Bring folding lawnchairs or a picnic blanket. Rain or shine. $7 members; $9 non-members; $4 youth 6-17; free ages 5 and under. SG July 5: Daylily Garden Open House, 10 am – 2 pm.

Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester. 585/461-3317.

• July 8 – 11: Conservation Camp, 9 am – 5 pm. Open to high school students age 16 and older. Designed for those contemplating a career or major in the environmental sciences as well as students with a love of science or general interest in the outdoors. Lunch included. $175. Registration required. Ganondagan, 1488 State Route 444, Victor. 585/924-5848; ganondagan.org.

July 10: Butterflies and the Plants They Need, 9 am.

Hi Tor, near Naples. Bring lunch and folding chair.

Meet: Park and Ride parking lot, Bushnell’s Basin Exit of Route I-490. 585/385-4725. RBC • July 11: Moonlight Stroll, 8 – 10 pm. See description under July 4. $7 members; $9 non-members; $4 youth 6-17; free ages 5 and under. SG T- July 12: RCGC Summer Garden Tour – Gardens of Penfield, 10 am – 4 pm. Tour eight gardens including a Williamsburg-style home with a secret pathway to a private sanctuary; a 5-acre property with eight gardens; a garden with a waterfall, bridge and collection of conifers and woody ornamentals; and more. Self-guided. Advance: $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Day of: $20. RCGC July 13: Daylily Garden Open House, 1 – 5 pm. Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester.

585/461-3317.

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July 16: Daylily Garden Open House, 5 – 7 pm. Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester.

585/461-3317.

• July 18: Moonlight Stroll, 8 – 10 pm. See description under July 4. $7 members; $9 non-members; $4 youth 6-17; free ages 5 and under. SG July 20: Daylily Garden Open House, 1 – 5 pm. Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester.

585/461-3317.

July 23: Daylily Garden Open House, 5 – 7 pm. Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester.

585/461-3317.

July 26: From the Earth, 9 am – 5 pm. How-to gardening talks, demonstrations on stone wall building, woodworking, soap making, natural dyes, hands-on clay bowl making workshop and more.

Seven locations, Alfred. lindahuey.com; Facebook; 607/587-9282.

S- July 27: Garden Sale Extravaganza, 10 am – 2 pm.

Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue. laburt@rochester.rr.com; 585/889-4864.

September 13: Gathering of Gardeners. Presented by Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension, Monroe County. gatheringofgardeners.com.

September 13 – 14: National Bonsai Exhibition, Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm; Sunday, 9 am – 4 pm.

Demonstrations, exhibits, vendors. $15; $20 weekend pass, before September 1. Total Sports Experience, 435 West Commercial Street, East Rochester.

585/334-2595; WNV@internationalbonsai.com; internationalbonsai.com.

SYRACUSE REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS African Violet Society of Syracuse meets the second Thursday of the month, September – May, Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse.

315/492-2562; kgarb@twcny.rr.com; avsofsyracuse. org.

Central New York Orchid Society meets the first Sunday of the month, September – May, St. Augustine’s Church, 7333 O’Brien Road, Baldwinsville.

Dates may vary due to holidays. 315/633-2437; cnyos.org.

Gardeners of Syracuse meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm, Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Enter from Melrose Avenue. 315/464-0051.

Gardeners in Thyme (a women’s herb club) meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. 315/635-6481; hbaker@ twcny.rr.com.

Habitat Gardening Club of CNY (HGCNY) meets the last Sunday of most months at 2 pm, Liverpool Public Library. HGCNY is a chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes; for-wild.org. Meetings are free and open to the public. 315/487-5742; hgcny.org.

Koi and Water Garden Society of Central New York usually meets the third Monday of each month at 7 pm. See web site for meeting locations. 315/4583199; cnykoi.com.

Syracuse Rose Society meets the second Thursday of every month (except December and February) at 7 pm. Public welcome. Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Enter from Melrose Avenue. Club members maintain the E. M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden, Thornden Park, Syracuse. crbau@aol.com; syracuserosesociety.org.

Williamson Garden Club. On-going community projects; free monthly lectures to educate the community about gardening. Open to all. 315/524-4204. grow14589@gmail.com; grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com.

Classes / Events • Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.

S- Indicates plant sales.

T- Indicates garden tours.

T- May 11: Sycamore Hill – Mother’s Day Garden Tour, 11 am – 4 pm. Proceeds benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center. $10; ages 8 and under free. Sycamore Hill Gardens, 2130 Old Seneca Turnpike, Marcellus.

315/673-1350; baltimorewoods.org.

May 14: Square Foot Gardening, 6:30 – 7:30 pm.

Learn how to easily construct a 4x4 foot raised bed

and mix a rich soil medium. Learn how to efficiently plant a variety of vegetables for a bountiful harvest from a small space. Visit the vegetable gardens outside, including a model square foot garden. $5.

Registration required. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Oneida County, 121 Second Street, Oriskany.

315/736-3394 x125; cceoneida.com.

May 17: Rose Fair, 9 am – 1 pm. Tips on pruning, selection, fertilizing, pest & disease control, flower arranging, E.M. Mills garden tours and more. Hosted by the Syracuse Rose Society. Rain or shine. Thornden Park, Syracuse. syracuserosesociety.org.

June 21: Herb and Flower Festival, 9 am – 3:30 pm.

Fifty local vendors. Free classes throughout the day. $3. CCE Oneida County Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Oneida County, 121 Second Street, Oriskany. 315/736-3394 x125; cceoneida.com.

June 21: Summer Solstice Garden Tour at Sycamore Hill Gardens, 11 am – 4 pm. Visit a 30-acre private garden. Plant sale. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic lunch. Proceeds benefit Central New York Land Trust. $5 advance; $10 after June 13. 315/575-8839.

Sycamore Hill Gardens, 2130 Old Seneca Turnpike, Marcellus.

July 12 – 13: Finger Lakes Lavender Festival, 9 am – 5 pm. Vendors, presentations, refreshments, harvest your own lavender bouquet. Rain or shine. Free.

Lockwood Lavender Farm, 1682 West Lake Road, Skaneateles. 315/685-5369; lockwoodfarm.blogspot. com; fingerlakeslavenderfestival.blogspot.com.

& BEYOND Classes / Events • Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.

S- Indicates plant sales.

T- Indicates garden tours.

S- May 17: Trade Secrets Rare Plants & Antiques Sale, 8 am – 3 pm. Featuring approximately 60 vendors of rare plants and unusual accessories. Proceeds benefit Women’s Support Services for domestic violence. $125, 8 am early entry; $40, 10 am – 3 pm entry.

Lionrock Farm, Route 41 & Hosier Road, Sharon, CT. 860/364-1080; tradesecretsct.com.

T- May 18: Trade Secrets Garden Tour, 10 am – 4 pm.

Tour four gardens, including the garden of Trade Secrets founder Bunny Williams, see gardens steeped in history in Cornwall, CT. $70; $60 advance. 860/3641080; tradesecretsct.com.

Deadline for Calendar Listings for the next issue (July-August) is Friday, June 13, 2014.

Please send your submissions to deb@upstategardenersjournal.com.

June 14, 2014: 10am–4pm Explore six beautiful gardens in the Rochester area.

Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 on tour date at any of the gardens. Visit www.rmsc.org for details.

Rochester Museum & Science Center | Women’s Council

Come Visit Us!

We are a perennial nursery that takes pride in growing healthy, beautiful plants.

There is nothing better than taking a little piece of our garden home to your garden!

QB Daylily Gardens DAYLILIES and companion plants AHS DAYLILY DISPLAY GARDEN Open for regular hours

June 28 - August 10 Wed thru Sunday, 10am to 5pm

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1147 Main St., Mumford • zantopiaherbgardens.com One mile north of the Caledonia monument • 585/538-4650

or any other time by appointment Group tours are welcome Gift certificates available on site or by phone 557 Sand Hill Rd Caledonia • 585.538.4525 QBDAYLILYGARDENS.COM SALE—Buy one, get one free on select varieties Clip this add for a $5 discount.

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Martin: 716-491-5749

Mon. through Fri. 9am–7pm ❀ Sat. 9am–4pm ❀ Sun. 11am–4pm

Large selection of hanging baskets ❀ Deer resistant perennials & annuals Soils ❀ Tools ❀ Accessories

Imagine walking through fields of daylilies in bloom.

Borglum’s Iris Gardens

Opening by May 15, Sunday - Friday Closed Saturdays sylborg@aol.com • www.Borglumsiris.com

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specializing in a large selection of vegetable plants, including many hot and sweet pepper varieties. Also many varieties of annuals, perennials in packs, shrubs and hanging baskets.

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4653 North Byron Rd. Elba, NY 14058 585/757-2450

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What to do in the garden in May and June Lawns

Vegetables and Fruit

Mow your grass to 3 inches or higher for the healthiest lawn. Longer grass means longer roots below ground and that gives you a healthy thick turf that will crowd out weeds.

Mow frequently, keep your mower blade sharp and leave the clippings on the lawn for added nutrients.

If you have a widespread problem with weeds use a broad-leaf weed killer as the label recommends.

If you only have a few weeds, just spot treat instead of treating your entire lawn.

After our cold and late spring, keep an eye on May’s weather forecast and if frost threatens, cover any tender plants you may have put out early.

Prune to remove dead or diseased branches of fruit trees.

Pick your strawberries when they are fully red for maximum sweetness and flavor. You may need to cover your plants with bird netting to keep them for yourself!

Sow beans, beets and carrots every two weeks until the end of June to keep your harvest season going.

Plant out your tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings after danger of frost is past.

Mulch around your veggies to conserve moisture and keep weeds down.

Check out: http://blogs. cornell.edu/horticulture/ vegetables/ for tips on all your crops and to get a list of recommended varieties for New York State.

Flowers

Deadhead spring bulbs and plant summer-flowering bulbs in May. Set peony supports in place before the growth makes it difficult.

Divide and transplant summer flowering perennials except peonies, iris and oriental poppies.

Plant tender annuals mid-May after threat of frost is past.

Feed roses every two to three weeks and if you had black spot on your roses last season, treat frequently with a fungicide – following the label.

Pinch back hardy mums and fertilize.

Keep an eye on your containers – they can dry out quickly.

Woody plants

Prune spring-flowering shrubs right after they finish blooming.

Prune trees such as maple, sycamore, birch and crabapple from mid-June to mid-July to avoid bleeding and rampant growth of suckers.

Hedges can be rejuvenated and evergreens that were winter pruned can be cleaned up in June.

If you have ash trees (not mountain ash), formulate a plan on how you will deal with Emerald Ash Borer. For more information go to: nyis.info or call your local Extension office.

INSET: Tulips

Houseplants

Most of them LOVE to spend the summer outdoors! Find a protected place in light shade and out of the way of wind and move them when nights are consistently in the 50’s.

Don’t forget that outdoor summering houseplants will need more water if the weather turns hot and dry.

Now that they are actively growing, fertilize with a general-purpose houseplant fertilizer or add a slowrelease one to each pot before you set it out. Follow the label directions.

—Karen S. Klingenberger, Consumer Horticulture Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County.

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Unusual Ornamentals

Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, Perennials

Holmes Hollow Farm

2334 Turk Hill Rd, Victor, NY 14564 • (585) 223-0959 tree4u@frontiernet.net • www.holmeshollow.com

Directions: from Turk Hill turn on Whisperwood, go 100 yds, turn R on gravel rd, L past greenhouse and down hill.

Greenhouse

Perennials, annuals, beautiful hanging baskets, geraniums, container gardens, mulch, soil “Find perfect Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, or any occasion spring or garden plants”

Visit our family-owned greenhouse, where growing is our business!

Chicken Coop Originals Garden and Art Workshops

Garden clubs, groups welcome for “summer garden visits” Get info at chickencooporiginals.com or call •••••

Discover our herb gardens & rustic shops bird baths • garden décor • hand-painted primitives oldtiques & collectibles • perennials • pine trees

Hours (Apr.- Dec.): Thurs.-Sat. 10- 5; Other days by chance or app’t 13245 Clinton St.(Rte. 354), Alden, NY 14004 • (716) 937-7837

9784 South Main St., Angola, NY

716-549-0458

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Eagle Bay Gardens See: 8 acres of gardens ~ Over 2000 hosta varieties ~ Rare trees & shrubs ~ Unusual perennials Restroom & picnic tables * Hundreds of hosta and other plants for sale Rt. 20, Sheridan, NY PLEASE, call for an appointment

716 792-7581 or 969-1688

E-Mail: rblydell@gmail.com

ClAssiFiEds dAYliliEs. Daylilies are outstanding, carefree perennials. We grow and sell over 225 top-rated award-winning varieties in many colors and sizes in our Rochester garden. We are also an official national daylily society display garden. We welcome visitors to see the flowers in bloom from June to September. Call 585/461-3317.

PuRE, NAtuRAl, loCAl HoNEY. Award-winning small scale apiary

by Lake Ontario. SeawayTrailHoney.com 585-820-6619 VERMiCoMPost for sale. $20 per yard or $5 per bag. Maple Ridge Farm, Lancaster, NY. 716-681-4931.

Cathy's Crafty Corner

Hangin’ herbs

by Cathy Monrad

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his hanging herb garden is a salute to my three favorite activities: gardening, building and cooking. I found many variations of this concept when Googling “indoor herb garden.” And I had a hard time picking a style: shabby chic, rustic, and modern all appealed to me. I decided on transitional.

Materials Wood piece (an old plank or cabinet door) Wide mouth glass canning jars Plumbing clamps Sturdy picture hangers Small nails or screws Large screws Heavy duty staples Wall anchors (optional) Variety of herbs Tools Hammer Screwdriver Ruler or measuring tape Staple gun (optional)

1. Prepare your board if necessary. I chose to strip, sand, and stain an old cabinet door.

2. Affix picture hangers to the back of the board, at least 1 inch from the top. The planter will be heavy when finished, so plan to utilize studs or wall anchors to hang. If your picture hangers do not fasten with screws, toenail or angle the nails to attach the hangers. [Toenail: to fasten (a piece of wood) by driving a nail obliquely through it.—Ed.] 3. Loosely add a clamp on each jar. Lay the board on a flat surface and place the jars in the layout you desire. Measure and record the distances from the board's top and side edges to the center of each clamp. Remove the jars and carefully mark the board with your measurements.

4. Take the jars out of the clamps. Attach each clamp to the board in the marked locations with staples. Toenail a small nail in each clamp to ensure the staples do not loosen due to the weight of the jar.

5. Plant your herbs in the jars.

6. Hang the board on the wall. Place each jar in a clamp and tighten the screw.

7. Enjoy your hanging herb garden!

Cathy Monrad is the graphic designer for the Upstate Gardeners' Journal.

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A mystery grows at Chimney Bluffs Chapter 5: “Girl of stone”

by Jonathan Everitt Illustration by Steve Smock Eleanor smiled as she reached into her deep denim pocket and retrieved a key. The tiny cottage needed work, but it was hers. Unraveling curtains strained over window panes hazed by changing seasons and neglect. A back porch looked out over the Erie Canal through low-slung willows. A stone fireplace would bake away the April dampness.

Her rocking chair would go right here. The work table, over there. The supplies, back there.

The door creaked closed behind Eleanor as she set down her tired satchel on the dirty pinewood floor. It was early spring, and light rain left it speckled with tiny drops. But the sketchbooks within were safe and dry, and she bent down to pull them out—a mess of papers askew and marked with charcoal and graphite. Huge leaves of off-white pulp, unsorted, corners poking out from each other like kindergarten construction paper.

“Sea Child, it's time to come back,” Eleanor whispered to her sketches, each one bearing a different angle of a stone sculpture she'd drawn from memory.

She'd never seen the Sea Child statue for herself. All she knew was what her mother had told her. It was light gray stone, three feet tall. A figure of a little girl in a simple dress. Hair swept up and loose, here and there a lock caught in some forgotten wind.

A downward gaze, as if admiring a bed of daffodils or something written in the sand where it touched the water. A knowing grin beyond her years.

The original vanished decades ago—if it was ever real at all. But whenever Eleanor's long-dead mother had told her the story of Chimney Bluffs and its strange clearing in the woods, the statue was always present. A silent character in a ghost story. Someone's daughter. Or sister. Or mother. Or wife. A little girl without a name, who changed a family forever.

The rain returned to the cottage now, and Eleanor swept with a vengeance. It would be good to have this quiet, secret place. Here, tucked back in the trees from the canal like a chapel. A tiny dot between two ports, miles in each direction. A sacred undertaking, the resurrection of her muse. In utter solitude. Or so she'd hoped.

A stranger knocked as the spring shower took a dark turn and rumbled through the rough-cut eaves. Eleanor looked up, disappointed, then opened the door just a crack. A gust caught her loose gray hair as the doorway opened wide in the wind.

A teenage boy huddled against the downpour and she gestured him inside.

“Eleanor Josephson?” rushed from his mouth.

“What is it?” she closed the door behind him. His clothes dripped like laundry.

“I think this belongs to you,” he said, reaching into his jacket.

He pulled out a battered leather journal, filled with recent bookmarks.

“The statue … the Sea Child ...” said the boy. “I know what happened.”

Eleanor's eyes hooked into his own as she stepped back in astonishment.

“I've been to Chimney Bluffs,” he said. “It's all true.”

To be continued...

To read the first four chapters, visit upstategardenersjournal.com/chimney-bluffs.

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